Another, today...

* StoreFront Operatives write regarding the goof (me, see blog entry below), "OK.. Bob.. For that goof-up (re being at the Fair on Thursday), we Store Front operatives want you to start posting multiple posts per day!"

Done. For today, anyway.

* Same writer shot this in later, "Just kidding around, actually... :) The blog is great!!! Keep up the great work. Hey.. I read in the paper that the East Syracuse Wal-Mart is going to expand and take over the building housing Backus Ford. What's going to happen to the Ford dealership (as if we don't have enough around here)?"

We don't know. The Backus folks haven't been returning telephone calls from Post-Standard reporters. Ford Motor Co. did say it was going to shrink the number of dealerships it had nationally, but no names were mentioned so we can't assume Backus is part of that.

* Scott writes, "Bob, Regarding the Arthur Treacher's coming to Carousel...didn't there used to be one there? I swear I remember being made fun of in my breakroom for making a meal out of hush puppies."

Yes. Yes there was. It opened next to Wendy's in the mid-1990s, later closing. Sooo.... as I said, I'm not sure it's re-opening will actually happen, although a business certificate was filed

* June Uhl writes, "Hi Bob, Just want to share this with you and your readers. If you haven't recently been to the Market Diner on Park Street, it's worth a trip there. Someone has painted a beautiful mural of the diner on the back wall. It is so realistic and detailed. You almost have to take a second look to see where the actual diner ends and the murual begins."

It's an awesome mural. I wrote about it here on the blog on March 5. It's by Cicero artist Anthony P. Clubine. Check it out, but don't be takin' my Saturday morning table at the MD.

* Jim Lokay, who was with News 10 Now here in the 'Cuse, is now a Pittsburgh-based Store Front operative part time and a reporter full time. He checks in from time-to-time about stuff in the Pitts (home to Kaufmann's-about-to-become-Macy's), which we might be seeing here. Back to you, Jim: "Lots of movement on the Kaufmann's-to-Macy's front. They're winning people over here with the change, specifically by Macy's pledge to continue the annual holiday window displays and the annual post-Thanksgiving parade. It's still going to be odd to say goodbye to the name, but we already traded in our local Kaufmann's for Boscov's (they bought out a few locations here, and they open this Friday).

"Not sure if you saw them at Carousel, but the local Macy's are now selling Frango mints. If you're not aware of what they are (and I'd find it hard to believe you don't), they're a delicacy from the former Marshall Field's stores. Part of the assimilation, I'd guess."

Hmm, winning goodwill. That's good to hear. And what better ways than with parades and other holiday stuff, plus Frango mints. Mmmm. Frango mints.